Carlyle is 6-0 against Sparta since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians will be playing at home against the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The last four games Carlyle has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Carlyle took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Wesclin onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
Not much got past Avery Eversgerd, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Wesclin off the board. Eversgerd has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sophia Hoffmann was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sparta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Valmeyer.
Carlyle's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything went Carlyle's way against Sparta in their previous matchup back in March as Carlyle made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Carlyle repeat their success, or does Sparta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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